Da Law

This section breaks down the various laws in Canada about cannabis. Although cannabis is legal, we still need to follow the law.

Entering Canada

Cannabis is legal for adults in Canada. However, it is still illegal to transport cannabis and all products containing cannabis (including products containing CBD) across the Canadian border:

• no matter how much cannabis you have with you

• even if you are authorized to use cannabis for medical purposes in any form, including CBD

• even if you are traveling to or from an area where cannabis has been legalized or decriminalized

If you are entering Canada and you have cannabis with you in any form, you must declare it to the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA).

Not declaring cannabis in your possession at the Canadian border is a serious criminal offense. Additionally, receiving or sending cannabis in any form into or out of Canada by mail or courier is also illegal. Unauthorized purchases from outside Canada (online or other) will be confiscated at the border. You could be arrested and prosecuted.

Leaving Canada

It is illegal to take cannabis across the Canadian border, whether you are entering or leaving the country. You could be charged with a criminal offense if you try to travel to other countries with any amount of cannabis in your possession. This includes edible cannabis, cannabis topicals, and cannabis extracts, as well as products containing CBD. This applies to all countries, whether cannabis is legal there or not.

Cannabis is illegal in most countries. If you try to travel internationally with any amount of cannabis, including CBD products, in your possession, you could face serious criminal penalties both at home and abroad. You could be denied entry to your destination country if you have previously used cannabis or any substance prohibited by local laws. You could also be denied entry to other countries in the future.

Canadians traveling to the U.S. for reasons related to the cannabis industry may be denied entry.

It is your responsibility to inform yourself about the laws of the country you intend to visit. This includes the legal status of cannabis use and possession in any country you may travel to.

Traveling with Cannabis within Canada

When you are traveling within Canada, if you meet the minimum age requirement of the province or territory you are in, you may possess up to 30 grams of dried cannabis or the equivalent.

You are responsible for learning the laws of the province or territory you are going to visit. If you use cannabis, follow the laws in that jurisdiction.

Cannabis Legalization & Regulation

Cannabis has been legal in Canada since October 17, 2018.

What is legal as of October 17, 2018

Subject to provincial or territorial restrictions, adults who are 18 years of age or older are legally able to:

• possess up to 30 grams of legal cannabis, dried or equivalent in non-dried form in public

• share up to 30 grams of legal cannabis with other adults

• buy dried or fresh cannabis and cannabis oil from a provincially licensed retailer

  • in provinces and territories without a regulated retail framework, individuals are able to purchase cannabis online from federally licensed producers

• grow, from licensed seed or seedlings, up to 4 cannabis plants per residence for personal use

• make cannabis products, such as food and drinks, at home as long as organic solvents are not used to create concentrated products

Possession limits for cannabis products

The possession limits in the Cannabis Act are based on dried cannabis. Equivalents were developed for other cannabis products to identify what their possession limit would be.

One (1) gram of dried cannabis is equal to:

• 5 grams of fresh cannabis

• 15 grams of edible product

• 70 grams of liquid product

• 0.25 grams of concentrates (solid or liquid)

• 1 cannabis plant seed

This means, for example, that an adult 18 years of age or older, can legally possess 150 grams of fresh cannabis.

Note: Click the link below for the complete Cannabis Act of Canada.

https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/C-24.5/